Optical Disk Drive

Optical drives retrieve and store data on optical discs like CDs, DVDs, and BDs (Blu-ray discs), any of which hold much more information than previously available portable media options like the floppy disk.

An optical disk drive is a piece of computer hardware about the size of a thick soft cover book. The front of the drive has a small open button that ejects and retracts the drive bay door. This is how media like CDs, DVDs, and BDs are inserted into and removed from the drive.